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No. 123,209, Patentedlamsona-z,

SAMUEL E. TOMIPKINS, OF SING SING, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN GIG SADDLETREES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,209, dated January 30, 1372.

Specification describing a new and Improved Gig Saddle rlree, invented by SAMUEL E. ToMPKINs, of Sing Sing, in the county of IVestchester and State of N ew York.

rlhe h'rst part oi' the invention consists of a construction ofthe frame whereby it is adapted for making a saddle with short jockeys, and, at the same time, preserving bearings of the requisite length and breadth, which I accomplish by shortening the flanges, though making the main portion as long` as heretofore or longer and as wide as the flanges, with the exception oi' the notches or recesses at the ends ot' said flanges, to allow of sewing the jockeys as far as needed. The second part of the invention consists of projections on the terretnuts to t in the notches in the frame to prevent the nuts from turning around in the tree when screwing the terrets in or out; The third part consists ot' ribs on the outer edges of theiian ges to have sufficient thickness along the edges to insure the security of aperfect form in the casting, while the saidan ges are made thin enough between the said ribs and the bearings of the frame to allow of punching the nail or rivet holes readily in case they fail of being formed properly by the casting of the plates. The fourth part consists of a shoulder on the front upright on the crown of the plate i'or supporting the saddle for said saddle to rest on while the continuation of said support extends up in the hole through the" saddle for the bolt, which secure it to the tree to hold it against lateral movement, as well as to support said tree a certain distance above the plate, the tree being fastened on either by a screw-bolt and socketnut-the latter being at the top-or by a bolt with a cone-nut at the bottoni fitted into a countersunk hole in the plate for allowing the nut to sink to the surface so as not to injure the animals back. The iit'th part consists of a detachable crupper -loop having a natte-ned shank or portion, by which it is connected to the tree by one ofthe bolts used for attaching the check-rein hook and the saddle, and by a square or other angular projection rising up from the top of the tree, and having a screwthreaded portion and a nut screwingdown upon said shank,which has a square or other a.n.

gular hole for said project-ion, also a hole for the aforesaid bolt; and the loop is so bent upward at its connection with said shank as to make room for the rear end of the middle leather to be placed under it, while the shank is iirmly clamped to the tree. The sixth part of the invention consists of a cone-shaped projection raised'on the upper side of the shank ofthe check-rein hook around the countersunk bolthole for compensating for the lack of strength caused by counter-sinking the hole on the under side to allow the bolt-head or nut to sink in said hole, so as not to come in contact with the animals back and injure it, as would be the case it' it projected below said shank.

Figure 1 is a front eleva-tion of my improved gig saddle-tree. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is an under-side view of one-half of the tree. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 3 on the line .r m. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of Fig. 3 on the line y y. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the terret-nut. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the terret-nnt. Fig. 8 is a plan ot' the under side of the crnpper-loop. Fig. 9 is a transverse section of Fig. 2 on the line z z. Fig'. 10 is, partly, a side elevation and partly a sectional elevation of the check-rein hook, the section being taken on the line c c of Fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a top view oi' the shank of said hook. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the saddle. Fig. 13 is a section of Fig. 12 on the line w fw. Fig. 14 is an elevation of a bolt and socket-nut used for bolting the check-rein hook, saddle, and tree together. Fig. 15 is an elevation of a bolt with a conical nut that may be used in substitution of the bolt and socket-nut shown in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a plan viewoil the middle leather which is placed between the saddle and topof the tree. Fig. 17 is a section ot' the saddle, middle leather, tree, check-rein hook, and the cruppenloop on the line z z and w w, showing the manner in which they are itted t0 each other and connected together. Fig. 18 is a section like Fig. 17, showing the bolt and conenut used in place ot' the bolt and socket-nut in Fig. 14, also the hindbolt,not extending through the saddle as in Fig. 17 5 and Fig. 19 is a longitudinal elevation ot' the tree, showing' the tlaps secured on the under side of the flanges and the jockeys sewed down.

Similar letters oi' reference indicate corresponding parts.

Figs. l to 4, inclusive, show thel improved construction which have devised to enable me to make the JOC'Aeys shorter` than heretofore, while. having vvthe same or greater length and breadth of the-bearmgplate ofthe frame; the said short jockeys being desirable to irnprove the appearance of the saddle.

Heretot'ore the anges a and the parts b, which I call the bea1'ings,have been extended to the end c of the plate, thereby extending the depressions between the walls b for the stitfeners and the tongues of the flaps, and, of necessity, requiring the jockeys d, Fig. 19,used to cov e1' the said depressions and tongues, to be also extended as much.

Now, I propose to have these anges and bearings terminate considerably short of the said ends c, as clearly shown in the drawing, for allowing me to use short jockeys; but, instead of narrowing the extensions e of the frame or plate of the tree down to the width I of the webs f between the walls Z1, I make them as wide as the extensions of the flanges a, in order to get as broad and substantial bearings thereat as necessary to steady the saddle and keep it in proper place on the animals back, and at the ends of the ilanges I make the notches g to allow of sewing the jockeys to the flaps as near to the center as necessary to make a durable and handsome finish 5 thus the fiat bearing portion ofthe tree is independent ofthe jockeys, and may be as long` as desired to insure its sitting firm and square on the horse, no matter how short the flanges may be, and the flanges may be made short or long, as preferred. This arrangement also avoids the breaks which are usual at the ends ofthe jockeys when the flaps are secured under the dan ges c, as represented in Fig. 19, which it is desirable to do under some circumstances. The holes representedin l the tianges at and depressed parts of the tree are for nailing and riveting the tongue and iiaps of the back-band to it. 7i represents the terret-nut, which I propose to provide with a lug or projection, i, on each side and in connection with the bottom plate k to enter corresponding notches, l, in the depressed parts f of the plate, when the nut is entered in the hole m, and the said plate k is adjusted between the ribs n to prevent the turning` of the said terret-nuts when the terrets are screwed in or out. o represents the ribs, which I provide on the outer edges of the iianges a, which, to insure the forming of perfect and smooth edges in the casting, while allowing the said flanges to be thin enough between the said ribs and the bearings b to allow of punching thc nail and rivet holes readily when they are not properly formed by the castings of the plates. p represents the front upright, and p the back one on the crown ofthe tree. The one, p,is provided with a shoulder, g, near the upper end for the under side of the saddle to rest on, and a thinned portion, r, for extending up through the hole in the saddle for one of the bolts by which it is secured to the tree. This shoulder prevents the saddle-seat S from setting down too far in front when screwed down. The thinner portion, extending up through the opening in the seat, holds irmly against moving about laterally on the tree. This front projection could be used without the shoulder depending on the back upright and edges of the seat resting on the jockeys to keep it from settling downr two far; but, if so made, it would have: to be too thin for suiiicient strength to have the thinned portion extend up through the hole without having the hole too large, for, if' thick enough to prevent bending, the hole in the saddle would have to be too large, for said hole must not be so large but that the head t of a socket-nut, u, or a bolt, t, will cover itand overlap the seat around the hole sufciently to hold it in position, as shown in Fig.17. I propose to use a second bolt, u,`for securing the saddle, the tree, and the check-rein hook .fr together, the head of said bolt screwing into a countersink in the bottom of the shank y of said hook, iiush with the surface, so as not to project and injure the horse, while the socket-nut drops into the hole 2 in the saddle and its head rests on the top of said saddle; but instead of this socket-nut and screw-boltI may use a bolt, c, with a conical nut, e', to tit into the countersink below, the bolt being inserted in the top; but in this case the nut will pro ject slightly below the surface of y to allow of applying a wrench for turning it. Another screw-bolt, y', will be used behind the upright f' for securingthe saddle, and, bein gintroduced from the bottom, it will either screw through the saddle, as shown in Fig. 17, or only part Way through, as shown in Fig. 18. a', Figs'. 8, 17, and 18, is the detachable crupper-loop with its flat rectangular shank b, in which, at the rear, is a square hole, c', and at the front a round one, d', by which it is securedirmly to the top of the tree-plate by the square projection e', with a screw-threaded top, f', on which is a nut, y', screwing down firmly on said shank, and is prevented from turning by the bolt y passing through the holes; but, in some cases, as in japanned seats, the round hole may be dispensed with, as the square hole andprojection e and a rib extending downward from the japanned seat may be depended on to hold the crupper-loop. From the rear end of the shank b the loop a rises up sufficiently to allow the rear cross-bar h of the middle leather77 to pass under it, as clearly shown in Figs. 17 and 1S; the said leather being arranged between the saddle and the top of the tree-plate, sur` rounding the uprights, connecting-bolts, andi the shank b of the crupper.

In order to compensate forthe lack of stren gtln in the shank y ofthe check-rein hook caused by countersinkiu g the hole for the bolt u or u, I provide the conical elevation i on the upper side ot' said shank surrounding said hole, andi I provide a corresponding conical-shaped hole. at k in the tree-plate to receive said projection when the said shank is secured to the plate, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. rlhe construction of the tree-plates with wide bearing parts e extending beyond the flanges and having notches g, substantially as specified.

2. The terret-nuts, having the projections z' to lit in corresponding notches lin the treeplates to hold the nuts against turning, all substantially as specified.

3. The flanges a, provided with ribs o on the outer edges for insuring perfect and smooth castings, and the remaining port-ions made thinner to allow of punching the holes readily, substantially as specified.

4. The front upright p, having the shoulder q for the saddle to rest on, and the thin por- -hook, re-enforced by the conical projection i,

substantially'as specitied.

The above speciiication of my invention signed by me this 5th day of December, 1871.

SAM. E. TOMPKINS.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABEE, T. B. MosHER. 

